Ten Bells is gone — for now

The irony: The popular pub has been a key part of making Bishop Arts the kind of place where developers want to put giant apartment buildings like the one being built in its former location.

Flashback: Ten Bells closed its doors in April, three months earlier than originally planned.

• The Local Oak, another popular bar on the same block, closed forever in December.

What's happening: Meri Dahlke, the owner and founder of Ten Bells, tells Axios she's working on the new location at 238 W. 8th St. — basically behind the old building. Dahlke says progress has been slowed by the permit process.

• She hopes to open the bar in August.

What they're saying: "Everything moves at a snail's pace," Dahlke says.

Most importantly: Dahlke and some of her staff have relocated all of the tavern's popular cats to the new property, including the last holdout, a big black kitty named Motörhead.